Human Resource Strategy of MarriottName of the studentCourse abbreviation and number10/22/2013Instructor’s nameHuman resource strategy of MarriottAlignment between human resource strategy and business strategyMarriott International, Inc. is a leading lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. The company pursues the core values of putting people first, pursuing excellence, embracing change, acting with integrity and serving our world. These core values are the strength of the company and have enabled it to be the number one in the hospitality industry. The vision of the company is to be the best hospitality company in the world and the company works on the strategy of combining the unique culture of the company with the extensive portfolio of the global brands, a customer focused sales organization, tremendous loyalty towards the guests and a broad distribution of hotels at a multiple price points. To successfully function on this strategy Marriott International, Inc. has always adopted the culture of putting its people first (Marriott, 2012). A lodging company can be successful in its business strategy only if it able to successfully integrate the human resources in the business strategy to achieve the goals